Erdogan Says Images of Underground Prisons in Damascus Are "Best Response" to Assad Supporters

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated that recent images of underground prisons in Damascus serve as the "best response" to those who support the ousted Syrian regime.

"The best response to those who view the revolution in Syria with crossed eyes, those who glorify the (Bashar) Assad era is the underground prisons in Damascus," Erdogan said on at a provincial congress of his Justice and Development (AK) party in northwestern Türkiye, The Caspian Post reports, citing Turkish media.

Türkiye has supported "our Syrian brothers and sisters," fulfilling the obligations of "brotherhood," Erdogan said. He emphasized that this was done without complaint, embodying the spirit of being "Ansar to the Muhajirun."

Following the outbreak of clashes on Nov. 27 between anti-regime groups and Assad regime forces, Bashar Assad and his family fled to Russia on Sunday. The anti-regime groups" takeover of the capital, Damascus, marked the collapse of the Baath Party regime, which had ruled Syria since 1963.